Australian farms are at the forefront of a wave of technological change coming to agriculture. Over the past decade, more than US$200 billion (A$305 billion) has been invested globally...
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Australia’s TPG Telecom said on Monday that Macquarie-backed Vocus Group has secured the final approval for its A$5.25 billion ($3.42 billion) acquisition of TPG’s enterprise, government and wholesale fixed-line...
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Alphabet’s Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to...
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Anthony Albanese says artificial intelligence will deliver “secure and fulfilling jobs”, not threaten them, as the government looks to create a more productivity-focused economy. The Prime Minister made the...
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There is a saying that everything old is new again. Avron Barr and Edward Feigenbaum edited The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence in 1981; Newell’s Intellectual Issues in the history...
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Almost $100 million has been allocated to 39 university-led projects through the Innovate stream of the Australian Economic Accelerator program, with the highest-funded initiatives focused on commercialising research in...
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Chemicals and explosive maker Orica will go it alone on a large-scale green hydrogen project in New South Wales after securing $432 million in backing from the Albanese government....
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The United States has lifted restrictions on exports to China for chip design software developers and ethane producers, a further sign of de-escalating US-Sino trade tensions including concessions from...
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Services Australia will move under the Department of Finance in a major Machinery of Government change that puts a central agency in charge of social security payments and service...
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Defence will spend almost $100 million a year for the next five years on Microsoft Azure under a new cloud services deal that deepens the tech giant’s long-running ties...
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There are just two topics of conversation in Australia right now: You are either talking about artificial intelligence, or you’re talking about productivity (or you are talking about them...
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Australia and India will work together on a collaborative research project aimed at enhancing undersea surveillance capabilities, marking the first science and technology pact between the nations. The three-year...
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The federal government has granted major project status to two large-scale renewable energy projects, including one aimed at boosting the supply of a key input for solar panels and...
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The European Union is seeking to attract private funding to help it take the lead in quantum technology by 2030, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said on Wednesday, as...